Hermes is definitely responsible for the Final Days in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. But he’s a complex character that ultimately loses his battle with mental health. Let’s dive into Hermes and his other forms like Fandaniel and Amon to better understand his truly tragic story.
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Hermes is the emo kid who thinks they're deep for saying "nothing matters, we're all gonna die someday anyway," then when someone nods, agrees, and says that's why we have to make our own meaning out of everyday life he has an emotional meltdown about how alone we all are in the universe and how they can't handle it.
He pretty much enable the destruction of the world because he wanted answers to a question that no one is supposed to know the answer to
Hermes should not be commended for cleaning up the mess he started.
I don't know why everyone is so harsh on Hermes. A lot of people have been dealing with similar thoughts.
That FF11 soundtrack chefs kiss 👌🏾
Makes me wonder if Amon became so self loathing BECAUSE he inherited Hermes's soul, or if it was just an unfortunate coincidence to "combine" two unrelated and unfortunate beings (doubling up on despair)
Good stuff
Another few things to notice that’s different between Hermes and Amon. Hermes is more gentle and reserved. Amon is incredibly theatrical and flamboyant. Even in choice of magic. Hermes is an expert in wind magics, not so devastating. While Amon uses more of the destructive magics that are fire, ice and lightning aspected. They are similar, but most definitely distinct individuals.
dat boy need some Xanax.
I never connected with Hermes. I found him to be the exact reason you don't allow a weak kneed and weak willed poet into your science lab. Apparently the ancients didn't have a psychological evaluation as part of the application process to run the place where all manner of nightmarish creatures are created. I thought he was an idiot and none of the other ancients could see it. Venat: "Hermes would never wish for the destruction of the world." Hermes: Immediately does exactly that.
he's just an average japanese dude who read too much Nietz and existentialism lol
I was so angry at him. His stance of: let us by judges by MY creation, even though I hate it when I have to decide if someone lives or dies.
The sheer audacity of him even after Emet pointed out that the question he asked might have been to difficult for Meteion.
And no: his reason of despair is not an excuse for genocide of millions of people. Wasn’t a good reason for Emet and will never be a good reason for him.
I find it fascinating that the big villains in the game went down the paths they went because they felt things so deeply, just had HORRIBLE ways of coping with them.
Thinking about the Kairos and how it affected Emet. Emet never truly forgot Hermes's question about the worth of measures of mankind. That's probably the reason that Emet (Hades) is the the only ascian that we actually know of that actually lives a whole life amongst man kind seeing if mankind is in fact worthy of inherent the star.
For me one of best moments in EW was choosing to be silent during Amons final rant.
It just goes to show the WoL can choose to be all out of sympathy for a three times omnicidal manic.
Some may choose to be sympathetic I chose apathy
I related to Hermes far more than i'd like to commit… But who am I to decide the fates of others. Despite how much hate fills me, it would be wrong to condemn them. But I know, that is often not the case with others.
Think I mentioned this on this stream, too. When I was talking with my friends, I mentioned that Hermes, himself, was a tragic person because he cared about life. Meteion was the proof. The flawed he had was simply giving into despair… when he should of cared for Meteion and at least fight for her happiness.
Amon/Fandaniel, on the other hand, was a horrible and twisted person and the true villain for FF14 and the final days. This shard of Hermes wanted everyone to die and himself. He cared about nothing, but that goal. He got the memory back thanks to Emet… only to turn on their backs, too, when they were defeated. Then he tried to stop us again in the dungeon only to finally be defeated. I ended up choosing that we’ll find the answer together next time. Part of me still feel bad for Hermes, but also Amon was a psychopath. So it was split, but that’s exactly what he was: Pieces of himself.
Great video stout, keep them coming.
It's funny how Hermes always end up always following a another person goal or resolve. Hermes just listen to Meteion and how the song of oblivion is the answer, and instead of trying to get his own answer, he just accept it. Amon felt a lack of purpose in life, and the moment he manage to revive Xande back from death, he starts following Amon and his quest for conquest to bring back the golden days of Allagan, but something happens..Xande realize everything is meaningless and everything he makes will be turned into nothing and instead of saying anything, he does what Hermes did and just accepted Xande answer and starts doing what his emperor wanted (destroy the world).
When the ascian comes back, instead of betraying them or to do anything, he follows his ancients overlord, until all of them are dead. He has nobody to follow he goes back to his originally goal, which is of course following Meteion and Xande goal…oblivion. Hermes and Amon was living on borrowed resolved.
Personally Hermes is one of my favorite or well…….oh yeah definitely after EW he and meteion(i use them in tandem) are like my favorite ff antagonists mostly because i see the point of their struggle. Despair. Despair that i relate to too much tbh. Especially as a new adult coming out of high school and with so many aspects of my life changing and etc. and wondering if ill be okay or will i lonely throughout my his journey. And most importantly why am i living or bothering with anything anymore. Disappointment in myself, others, and just how things are…it can be really suffocating so much so that it can you lead you to becoming a worst version of yourself that can harm others and most importantly, yourself. Hermes in general to me is an example of who not to become tbh and im glad FF14 gave us him and in general the whole expansion…it gave me clarity and honestly hope to keep on living.